Katie Ledecky smashes world record while Michael Phelps wins individual gold
American teen wonder breaks her own mark in the 400m free at the Pan Pacific championships as 18-Olympic champion triumphs in men's 100m butterfly final
Katie Ledecky smashed another world record as Michael Phelps won his first individual gold medal post-retirement at the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia on Saturday.
American wonder teen Ledecky set the first world record of the Gold Coast meet, shaving almost half a second off the 400-metres freestyle mark she set at this month’s US Championships.
It’s a great feeling. It never really gets old. I knew I could be right where I was at nationals, or slightly better. I’m really pleased with that
The 17-year-old schoolgirl clocked three minutes 58.37 seconds to eclipse her previous mark by 0.49sec.
“It’s a great feeling. It never really gets old,” Ledecky said of her latest world record-breaking swim.
“I knew I could be right where I was at nationals, or slightly better. I’m really pleased with that.”
While it was Ledecky’s fourth gold medal of the championship, it was Olympic legend Phelps’s second win but first individual gold in taking out the 100m butterfly from rival teammate Ryan Lochte.
